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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of  India, the following translation
in English of the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015
(Mah. Act No. XII of 2015), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

M. A. SAYEED,
Principal Secretary and R.L.A. to Government,
Law and Judiciary Department.

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XII OF 2015.

(First published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the
“ Maharashtra Government Gazette ”,  on the  6th April  2015)

An Act to amend the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and
Life Safety Measures Act, 2006.

Mah. III
of 2007.

WHEREAS  it  is  expedient  to  amend  the  Maharashtra  Fire  Prevention
and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ;
it  is  hereby  enacted  in  the  Sixty-sixth  Year  of  the  Republic  of  India  as
follows  :—

1. This  Act  may  be  called  the  Maharashtra  Fire  Prevention  and  Life

Short title.

Safety Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015.

Mah. III
of 2007.

2.

In  section  3  of  the  Maharashtra  Fire  Prevention  and  Life  Safety

Measures  Act,  2006  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  “the  principal  Act”),—

(a) in  sub-section (1), in  the Explanation,  after  the  words  and
figures  “  the  National  Building  Code  of  India,  2005”  the  words  and
brackets “or, as the case may be, the parameters laid down, from time to

Amendment
of section 3 of
Mah. III of
2007.

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(1)

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time,  by  the  National  Fire  Protection  Association  Institution  (U.S.A.)”,
shall  be  inserted ;

(b) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted,

namely :—

“ (1A)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  sub-section  (1)
or  any  other  provision  of  this  Act  or  any  other  law  for  the  time
being in force, building above  30 meters in height but not exceeding
45  meters  in  height  may  be  permitted,  in  case  of  occupancies
specified as (C-1) in Schedule-I, that is to say,  Hospitals, Sanatoria
and Nursing Homes, if such building fulfills the minimum requirement
of  fire  fighting  installations  specified  in  Schedule-I.”;

(c) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted,

namely :—

“ (2A)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  sub-section  (2)
or in any other law for the time being in force, the State Government
may, upon a request by a planning authority, permit the authority
empowered to sanction the construction plan of any building or part
of a building and to issue certificate of completion of or part thereof,
to issue such certificate, in respect of a building exceeding 45 meters
in  height  in  case  of  occupancies  specified  as  (C-1)  in  Schedule-I,
that  is  to  say,  Hospitals,  Sanatoria  and  Nursing  Homes,  if  such
building  fulfills  the  minimum  requirement  of  fire  fighting
installations  specified  in  Schedule-I.”.

Amendment
of
Schedule-I to
Mah. III of
2007.

3.

In  Schedule-I  to the  principal  Act,—

(a)  under  the  heading  “INSTITUTIONAL  BUILDINGS  (C)”,  under
sub-heading  “(a)  Hospitals,  Sanatoria  and  Nursing  Homes  (C-1)”,  after
entry (3), the following entries shall be added, namely :—

“(4) Above 30m R R NR R R R R R R 1,50,000 30,000 2,400 NR

and
not
exceeding
45 m in
height

(5) Above 45m R R NR R R R R R R 1,50,000+ 30,000+ 2,400+ NR”;

in
height

5,000
per
5m
above
45m

per
5m

5,000 1,000
per
5m
above above
45m 45m

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(b) in the NOTES,—

(I) in Note 12, for the word and letter “Group C” the words, letters

and figures “Group C-2, Group C-3” shall be subsituted ;

(II) after Note 12, the following Notes shall be inserted, namely :—

“12A.  Building above  30m in  height  but not  exceeding 45m  in
height may  be  permitted  for  Group  C-1  occupancies,  provided  it
complies or,  is in consonance with  the parameters laid  down, from
time to time, by the National Fire Protection Association Institution
(U.S.A.)  in  respect of  such  occupancies.

12B. Building above 45m in height may be permitted for Group
C-1  occupancies,  in  the  manner  provided  by  sub-section  (2A)  of
section  3,  provided  it  complies  or,  is  in  consonance  with  the
parameters  laid  down,  from  time  to  time,  by  the  National  Fire
Protection  Association  Institution  (U.S.A.)  in  respect  of  such
occupancies.”.

4.

In  Schedule-II  to  the  principal  Act,—

(a)  in  PART-I,  under  the  heading  “INSTITUTIONAL  BUILDINGS
(C)”,  under  sub-heading  “(a)  Hospitals,  Sanatoria  and  Nursing  Homes
(C-1)”, after entry (3), the following entries shall be inserted, namely :—

Amendment of
Schedule-II to
Mah. III of
2007.

“(4) Above

20.00 1,50,000 15.00 1,00,000 12.00

75,000 6.00 30,000 5.00 15,000

30m

and not

exceeding

45 m in

height

(5) Above

25.00 2,00,000 18.00 1,20,000 15.00

90,000 7.00 40,000 6.00 20,000”;

45m in

height

(b) in PART-II, under the heading “INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS
(C)”,  under  sub-heading  “(a)  Hospitals,  Sanatoria  and  Nursing  Homes
(C-1)” after entry (3), the following entries shall be inserted, namely :—

“(4) Above 30m 10.00 50,000.00 Not  Allowed Not  Allowed Not  Allowed

and not
exceeding
45 m in
height

(5) Above 45m 15.00 75,000.00 Not  Allowed Not  Allowed Not  Allowed”;

height

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(c) in PART-III, under the heading “INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS
(C)”,  under  sub-heading  “(a)  Hospitals,  Sanatoria  and  Nursing  Homes
(C-1)”, after entry (3), the following entries shall be inserted, namely :—

“(4) Above 30m and

17.00

1,50,000

14.00

80,000

not
exceeding  45m
in  height

(5) Above 45m in
height

20.00

2,00,000

16.00

1,00,000.”.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI, PRINTED AT
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING,
STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI.

